San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-07-14
EDITORIAL BREVTTIEs.

GUSTAV COOK Is as Tree win his curses
in this campaign as he was with his
denunciatiOns of the X. of l.. in the
spring of 1886. Gustav may not be
clothed with curses but he has an awful
habit of swearing all the same.
The evidences multiply from day to
day that this is political campaign
Three weeks more and the testimony
will be in. The verdict will be rendered
in the next democratic convention
held to nominate state otfie RS.
The man who says that the right of
free speech is practically denied in San
Antonio is 3 linial descendant of old
An8niRs. This sentence goes without
qualification. The pedigree ia as GER
tain as If recorded in the herd-bOok.
THAT Persian "setter" from the valley
Of ShirsZ, which is valued at $40, 600 In
New York dog circles, is u much more
valuable "setIer" than some of the two
legged variety that "set" around saloons
and stay "sOt."
The day Of carpet bag administration
in the calico kingdom is about ended.
Grasping foreigners will hereafter find
1t impossible to sequester the revenues
OF the islands for personal gain and re-
duce the king to mere panderer for the
accommodations OF their greed. Khlakua
has cut his eye teeth.
The battle OF the BOyne was not
fought in America. The celebration OF
old world victories which only tend to
keep alive q spirit of enmity in new
world citizens should be prohibited.
Orange riots and green ribbon rows
should suppressed.
THIS prohibition camp will be COM
manded by the broken down politicians
who have survived their usefulness in
the old parties, and the Odor in which
they died was not named sanctity.
Look over the catalogue of leaders and
see how the abOrtiOns OF other days are
the live prOhibitiOnists of this.
UTICA, the home of Conkling. tue in
veterate and sworn foe of James G.
Blaine, will make a great splurge over
Cleveland. He is the outward and Wis
Ible sign Of the inward and unrepubli-
can enmity OF the man who resigned his
senatOrship in huff and took back
seat before the country.
The democratic party is of age in
Texas and does not lack for would-be
leaders. The men who have gone over
into the prohibition camp will be laid
on the shelf if the Rntis win, The anti
leaders will get the grand bounce if the
prOhibs win. If this does not mean
political division what does it mean?
The Middleton News is out with a
letter Of advice to young men to wear
their hats straight, particularly their
tall hats, and discOurses on the ridicu-
lOus aspect Of a tilted tile. 1.-THE writer
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advised young men to wear their heads
level and given in himself a shining ex-
ample, he would not have lived and
written in vain.
THERE Is no reason In the natural con-
ditions Of the carrying trade why the
bulk Of grain shipments should be by
rail. These shipments of imperishable
goods for the transit of which there is
10 immediate haste will always be car
ried cheaper by water, and the failure of
this country to utilize her natural water
ways has been one of her commercial
sins. The railways, which represent about
One-fifth of the capital of the country,
are responsible for this, as they have al
woys successfully antagOnized the im-
prOvement OF water ways that would
compete with east and west lines Of
traffic. The Mississippi trade they
could not prevent and as q consequence
New Orleans is becoming the great
grain port of the United States.
The Episcopal church Of the south has
to face the color lire squsrely. The
ruCtiOn which occurred in the conyen-
ton at Charleston, S. C., last May, when
certain delegates withdrew because COL
Ored ministers were admitted, has as
sumed tangible form. These with
drawing delegates have prepared a
statement setting forth the unconstitu-
tionality OF the act admitting colored
ministers to church councils, and de-
claring such councils Illegal, Episoo-
pally considered. The committee de-
clare that the churches represented by
the Withdrawing members represent
twO-thirds Of the convention In its con-
vention, missionary and bishops fund,
and If their conduct Is unsatisfactory TO
the laity they can choose those who are
in sympathy with the bishop to repre-
sent them. Those who have gone out,
have evidently gone out 70 stay, and If
the breach is not healed they will form
white mans church.